I too am glad you had a good time, Jan. I'm looking forward to your review. 142 kids would be a deal breaker for me if I knew in advance. And 800 passengers on Mariner? 800 passengers of any age is, IMO, outrageous--for the staff who have to deal with the extra workload as well as passengers who booked in anticipation of a "normal" load. I can't imagine how Regent could justify booking that ship like that. If this gets to be a common practice in Alaska Silversea is going to start looking much much better to lots of people. Pat